Health & Science

Friday, January 27th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
WHO Committee to declare end of Covid-19 emergency?

An Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization convening Friday might decide to declare the end of the “public health emergency” stemming from Covid-19. The committee's decision is to be announced on Jan. 30.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:06 UTC
Falklands Veterinary Service reports Avian pox amongst Gentoo penguins

The Veterinary Service section from the Falkland Islands Department of Agriculture has announced that it has received a reported outbreak of avian pox amongst Gentoo penguins in the Falklands.
Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Argentina keeping an eye on Antarctica's new iceberg

The Argentine Antarctic Institute (IAA) warned that the iceberg that calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf into the Wedell Sea is such a large structure that any vessel coming its way would have to take evasive action. Hence, it is being monitored to make sure it does not affect the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar's route from Ushuaia to the Argentine bases in the region.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:45 UTC
Bolsonaro needs another operation for his abdominal wound

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is to be operated on again when he returns to his country from the United States due to new complications from the stabbing he received in the city of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, during the 2018 campaign, it was reported Wednesday.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 18:19 UTC
WHO issues warning on lethal cough syrup

The World Health Organization Tuesday issued a warning against a deadly cough syrup that has already killed some 300 children in 7 countries.
Tuesday, January 24th 2023 - 08:16 UTC
New iceberg calved into Antarctica's Weddel Sea

A 1,550 km2 iceberg broke off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf, British scientists reported Monday. “The 1,550-square-kilometer block of ice broke off the ice shelf between 7 pm and 8 pm Sunday after a strong tide widened an existing crack in the ice shelf,” the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explained.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 15:58 UTC
A news site set AI to write text and had to cancel the whole thing: it turns out bad

The U.S. technology website CNET has stopped publishing articles written by Artificial Intelligence (AI), at least for the time being, as reported by The Verge.
Monday, January 23rd 2023 - 09:47 UTC
Brazil: Health emergency declared in Yanomami territory

Brazilian authorities declared a public health emergency in the territories where the native Yanomami community resides in Roraima and set up the Center of Operations for Emergencies in Public Health (COE - Yanomami) reporting directly to the Indigenous Health Department (SESAI).
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 19:39 UTC
Vizzotti, Manzur land in Tucumán as healthcare workers catch pneumonia

Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur arrived in Tucumán Friday after five healthcare professionals were reported to be suffering from pneumonia. Manzur is also a physician and a former federal Health Minister (2009-2015), in addition to being the current Governor of Tucumán, albeit on unpaid leave while discharging duties for the federal government.
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
New Emperor Penguin colony discovered in Antarctica with satellite mapping

Scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite mapping technology. This new colony makes a total of 66 known emperor penguin colonies around the coastline of Antarctica, with exactly half having been discovered by satellite imagery.